[Brian Allen]

BUMPping

[Las Vegas Dave]

Back to Coca-Cola for us!!!

[snarks_when_bored]

"Cheesebuhgger! Cheep! No Petsi! Coke!"

[Tabi Katz]

Well now, we wouldn't want to further corrupt her with our evil American money, would we?

[Axhandle]

Of all the things to get offended at... You have got to be kidding me.

Our Supreme Court and society have allowed tens of millions of abortions
Every mainstream media outlet is an ally of the Islamofascists
Leftists continue to use government schools as tools to taint children with multiculturalism, environmentalism and other leftist dogma
The left wing flat out lies about Social Security, saying that there is no financial crisis and that any reform is a scam to rob the poor or feed the rich
We have a Republican President who makes Bill Clinton look like a penny-pincher
For those transgressions, people get annoyed.

Some stupid broad ineffectively uses a bad analogy to make a useless and unclear point - to an audience of Columbia grads, of all people. For this, we are outraged?

We deserve the society that we end up with.

[justa-hairyape]

Actually is best to stop drinking cola and snack products entirely. The soda (carbonated water) rots your teeth and the snacks are typically too high in carbs. It is a strange experience, but once you go a few months without eating high carb products (french fries and potato chips) they no longer even seem like an edible food item when you do try them again. At least IMHO.

[frankiep]

Notice that no one is out rioting and killing and setting things on fire because of this.

[guitfiddlist]

If Coca-Cola is on the ball - they'll be coming out with ads all over the place with beaucoup flags draped in the background. I always like Coca-Cola anyway - and Pepsico deserves to get stomped for this.

[goldstategop]

The damage is to Pepsi's brand name and the damaged was compounded by a standard non apology apology. Corporate liberals who take delight in insulting their customers should not be surprised if they walk. People don't want that kind of behavior from a company and being in this country should necessitate a demonstration of model corporate citizenship. Pepsi still doesn't get it.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Randy Papadoo]

Nooyi's speech was carefully scripted to give the exact message everyone heard (read). The vulgar references were intentional.

What is a successful, well-educated, respected executive of a major US corporation doing using that kind of language in ANY speech she might give?

And she compounded her vulgar effrontery by using that language to criticize the US.

Her apology (the second one) is just an excellent statement. It precisely covers the hot spots, and the diction, etc., shows just how intelligent and capable this lady is.

Two things belie the sincerity of the apology, however, and make me believe that she may still be playing everyone for a fool.

The first is the very excellence of the writing of the apology. Does this not suggest that every word of her speech was intentional and meant to mean what everyone thought it meant?

Second, in her apology she called her mistakes "inadvertent". WHAT? There was nothing in that speech that was inadvertent. I understand that it's a way to save face and CYA, but it makes her apology technically meaningless. Again, I did like the apology, but.....

Well, I'm not a Pepsi fan, especially, but I like Tostitos and KFC, which I read here yesterday is owned by Pepsi.
But Pepsi and its products are on my boycott list, even though a three-piece meal (original) might slip past the firewall now and then.

Indra is, I think, truly an asset to Pepsi (until now). Pepsi won't want to fire her, but I doubt she'll be out making speeches for awhile.

[Waco]

I'll have an RC, thanks.

[SkyPilot]

This woman is the President and CFO of Pepsi.

"What is most crucial to my analogy of the five fingers as the five major continents, is that each of us in the U.S. – the long, middle finger – must be careful that when we extend our arm in either a business or political sense, we take pains to assure we are giving a hand, not the finger. Sometimes this very difficult. Because the U.S. – the middle finger – sticks out so much, we can send the wrong message unintentionally. Unfortunately, I think this is how the rest of the world looks at the U.S. right now.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

As a Pepsi stockholder and former employee, it's time to unload the stocks and start drinking Shasta brands. Appalling!!!

[Born Conservative]

[NCSteve]

I guess it would be too much to ask that people actually read her remarks before sounding off, but here on FR, as with everywhere else these days, knee-jerk seems to be the mode of the day.

I don't think I completely agree with everything she said, but the level of outrage over her remarks is way out of line. Her fundamental message is that the power, wealth, and importance of the United States can be used as a force for either good or evil and that it is up to us to determine which it will be. I think her underlying message is one that is overly cautious, but the response to her remarks tends to give them credence.

Many on the right are becoming just as insufferable as those on the left. Have we truly become the United States of the Offended?

[mewzilla]

Is Ms. Nooyi married? Or have a family member named Raj? Because according to FEC records, someone named Raj Nooyi gave $27,000 to the Kerry campaign last year. Ms Nooyi has one record for a grand going to a Pepsi PAC.

[jocon307]

It must really stink when the world finds out your company's Pres. & CFO is an idiot.

[beckaz]

Calling Laura Ing. Time for a "Shut up and run your worksheet" book.

[PGalt]

Great post. Thanks.

[The Red Zone]

Indra Nooyi

or is that, Indra Annoying?